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2016-12-09T15:00:32.000000Z
Shippea Hill station in Cambridgeshire is used by a grand total of one person a month. It’s certainly not a place that feels full of life today, but it wasn’t always this way Related: Britain's abandoned stations, tracks and trains: readers' pictures You don’t see much out the window as the 7.04 fro...

2016-12-09T14:41:40.000000Z
Our economics reporter on how this monthly series aims to help make sense of where we’re heading after the referendum“FTSE 100 and sterling plummet on Brexit vote” read one headline in the hours after the UK’s referendum result was confirmed. Then a few days later: “FTSE 100 defies Brexit turmoil an...

2016-12-09T14:41:32.000000Z
The challenge is to understand the motivations of voters on both sides of the referendum debate, writes the Guardian’s new Brexit policy editorComing home after a long spell abroad can be a surprise. Returning to London last month after nearly four years as the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief fel...

2016-12-09T14:39:19.000000Z
One Labour MP says it risks becoming the ‘party of the 0%’ after falling to fourth place in Sleaford and North Hykeham byelectionLabour MPs have said they fear the party is pursuing a “0% strategy” because of the lack of clarity on Brexit, after the disappointing byelection result in Sleaford and No...

2016-12-09T14:21:57.000000Z
One came within six metres of a Boeing 767 preparing to land at Manchester while the other passed close to an Airbus A320 above LondonFears that drones could cause a major air accident have been reignited after two more near-misses in London and Manchester, with one drone passing over the wing of a ...

2016-12-09T14:00:03.000000Z
Graham Jones drove vehicle into deep water caused by Storm Frank near Newton-on-Ouse, with 23 children onboardA school bus driver, who drove past two road closed signs before stranding his vehicle in flood water with 23 children onboard, has been jailed for a year.A jury at York crown court heard th...

2016-12-09T13:57:40.000000Z
This Christmas, Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) join forces with a masked vigilante known only as the Ghost for a New York adventure. Will the Doctor be able to save Manhattan?The Return of Doctor Mysterio airs on Christmas day at 5.45pm on BBC1 Continue reading...

2016-12-09T13:53:09.000000Z
Abdurzak Hadi, whose 10-year-old son has leukaemia, is struggling to make ends meet but feels he has nowhere else to goAbdurzak Hadi has worked as a minicab driver for 10 years, and as an Uber driver in London for nearly three. He came to the UK as a child refugee from Somalia in 1992 and now has a ...

2016-12-09T13:51:59.000000Z
Earnings are often less than minimum wage and ‘barely sufficient to sustain existence’, according to MP Frank FieldUber treats its drivers as Victorian-style “sweated labour”, with some taking home less than the minimum wage, according to a report into its working conditions based on the testimony o...

2016-12-09T13:50:33.000000Z
Attorney general Jeremy Wright tells Commons the government has a ‘few other things on our plate’ when asked about billThe long-anticipated British bill of rights has been further delayed because of the legal complications arising from Brexit and the supreme court case.Answering questions in the Hou...

2016-12-09T10:58:00.000000Z
More than 1,000 Russian athletes in 30 summer and winter Olympic and Paralympic sports benefited from a systematic doping cover-up, including many medalists from London 2012.

2016-12-09T12:59:04.000000Z
Roof's attorney mentioned the heart attack in court documents asking for a mistrial saying a survivor's testimony was so emotional that 'spectators and even court personnel were crying with her.' U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel denied the mistrial request.

2016-12-09T12:47:00.000000Z
Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth and later served four terms in the U.S. Senate.
As a Marine fighter pilot, while flying 149 combat missions during World War II and the Korean War, he received praise for his ability to draw enemy fire and keep the plane flying with huge holes blo...